by ADC | Jun 26, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The GOP-led Senate reached a deal Wednesday afternoon to allow the chamber’s fiscal 2020 NDAA a floor vote by the end of the week by agreeing to separate vote on a Democrat-sponsored amendment that would prevent President Donald Trump from striking Iran. The...
by ADC | Jun 25, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the chamber’s version of the fiscal 2020 NDAA would not be slowed by minority calls this week to delay its passage until after the Democratic presidential debates, CQ reported. McConnell, speaking from...
by ADC | Jun 25, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
This year’s House and Senate Armed Services Committees’ fiscal 2020 NDAA Reports include updated language in support of increasing Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) authorities and enhanced use of public-to-public agreements to generate annual installation...
by ADC | Jun 20, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
House Democrats are focusing on installation resiliency to climate change impacts as a key issue as part of its fiscal 2020 NDAA, according to an American Institute of Physics report. The Democrat-led Armed Services Committee, building on climate change provisions in...
by ADC | Jun 18, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Democrats are attempting to use the chamber’s fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to block President Donald Trump from redirecting Pentagon funds for southern border barrier construction. Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin...